Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4910 (CCN-46119)

Assigned:2008-10-25
Published:2008-10-25
Updated:2018-10-11
Summary:The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
8.1 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Oct 25 2008 - 03:18:16 CDT
Java Web start vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4910

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Java Web site
Java Web Start Technology

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
4542

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 49568
Sun Java Web Start BasicService showDocument Method file:// URL Handling Arbitrary Program Execution

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20081025 Java Web start vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20081031 Re: Java Web start vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
31916

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31916
Sun Java Web Start Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
jws-showdocument-command-execution(46119)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-jws-showdocument-command-execution(46119)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun java web start *
    sun java web start *